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Oh yes, I failed to include that roughly half of the offspring will be barred, both males and females. It is true that a mix will often throw more than the predicted colors/patterns. So it’s possible you may get some other than those mentioned above (with and without barring of course).

If the male is solid buff and is “pure” or homozygous for the genes that make him solid and also buff then all your first generation will be solid buff. If he isn’t homozygous for those genes you may get different colors and/or alleles (eg partridge, wheaten, etc) That male is basically a...

Yes, it certainly sounds like time is the biggest factor. It sounds like to truly understand the quality of each "new" bird you add to a flock (that you didn't produce yourself from your own known breeders) this cross>back cross process must be followed. Otherwise although a given indicivial may...

Ok. Thanks again. So that would essentially be a 12-18 month process by the time the first generation was able to breed and the time required for the backcross offspring to reveal its true qualities as it matured, I'm assuming. That's very interesting that one can do backward "genetic...

Thanks for your reply. I appreciate the info and your time in sharing it. In the case of highly hybridized chickens like the "genetic hackle" chickens, because there is little way of knowing what exactly they are to start with would cross breeding them with a purebreed or even another hybrid be...

I understand on an elementary basis how things work when breeding pure breeds, but how does one gain an understanding of how to predict what might be the result of crossing hybrids such as genetic hackle chickens that are by default the result of multiple breeds and colorings combined to create...